TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · COLE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-311-33517 · DISTRICT 01
Cole Gas Unit #1
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox 9400) field · Producing · Vertical
Cole Gas Unit #1 (API 42-311-33517) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed July 13, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 1998, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Mackhank, 1st Massive.
Its lease has reported 4.29K barrels of oil and 1.33M mcf of gas since July 1998, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 9, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 858-3002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationApr 24, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1998
- completed
- 4.29K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Gas Unit G-1-169824 | Hostetter (Wilcox 9400) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 4.29K | 1.33M | Jul 1998 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 995 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationJul 1998 → Sep 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Aug 2023
- 5Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475635-99 | Drill | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 24, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | Apr 26, 1998 | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1998 | Cole Gas Unit G-1-169824 | Hostetter (Wilcox 9400) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 12,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 449 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 6,090 | -5,641 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 8,480 | -8,031 |
| Mackhank | 9,050 | -8,601 |
| 1ST Massive | 10,150 | -9,701 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,368 | 9,388 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,200 | 17.5 | 1,320 S |
| 7 | 8,010 | 8.5 | 305 S |
| 9.625 | 8,320 | 12.25 | 807 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 6, 1998 | Aug 14, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1998 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-311-33517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33517 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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